Parbold Music Lancashire

16/11/2024

Our Intrada Brass Ensemble concert on Saturday 7th December has now sold out. You can contact the box office for returns on 07768 799821. Standby tickets may also be available on the night.

14/11/2024

We're very nearly sold out for our Christmas in Parbold evening with The Intrada Brass Ensemble on Saturday 7th December. If you're thinking of coming, don't leave it too late - there's only a handful of tickets left now 🙂

What better way to start the Christmas season than with an evening of festive brass

05/11/2024

We had an absolutely fabulous time on Saturday evening with the Kosmos Ensemble! Thanks again to Harriet, Meg and Miloš for a truly absorbing evening of music 😍

So, onto the last two concerts of 2024! We're sold out for Stephen Hough on 30th November, but do still have some tickets left for our Christmas concert on Saturday 7th December, 7.45pm with the Intrada Brass Ensemble. It's proving to be another popular concert - we've already sold 75% of tickets - so don't leave it too late to book.

The Lancashire-based Intrada Brass Ensemble are old friends of Parbold Music, and we’re delighted that they will be performing not only Christmas classics, but some timeless favourites as well. The 11 musicians will play a wide range of music, from baroque through to jazz and pop, by composers as diverse as César Franck, Mel Tormé, John Rutter, Irving Berlin and Chris de Burgh.

Be prepared for an evening full of Christmas spirit, and bring your best singing voices if you enjoy joining in!

For tickets and booking information, visit our website:

What better way to start the Christmas season than with an evening of festive brass

30/10/2024

Player Profile
Meg-Rosaleen Hamilton, violist with the Kosmos Ensemble

"Our ears tingled as Meg Hamilton spiralled and sobbed through a wordless Jewish prayer" The Times

We’re getting ready to welcome exciting pioneers of classical and world music, the Kosmos Ensemble to Parbold Village Hall this Saturday at 7.45pm.

Meg-Rosaleen Hamilton is a Millennium Award winning violist and violinist, and has a varied career in classical and traditional music.

She is known for her performances with She’Koyokh - hailed as the UK’s 'best klezmer and Balkan band' (Evening Standard). She’Koyokh has showcased Meg as a violinist and Balkan music specialist throughout UK and Europe on stages such as Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Brighton Dome, and WOMAD festivals, and the group has released four critically acclaimed studio albums worldwide.

Her musical travels have taken her through Bulgaria to music festivals in the mountains and Gabrovo to study the Gadulka. With a Finzi Trust Travel grant she studied in Romania with lautarii (Roma musicians) and renowned Moldovan Gypsy violinist Marin Bunea. She played the fiddler’s music for the Fiddler On The Roof production which was selected for a West End run.

Meg-Rosaleen Hamilton’s performances and recordings of world music are highly impressive - she has performed and recorded Yiddish song with Hilda Bronstein, Jewish pop with Oi Va Voi, Greek and Turkish songs with Cigdem Aslan, and played Ottoman Art Music with ensembles in Istanbul. She has performed Arabic vocal music with Abdul Salam Khier and Merit Ariane Stephanos, Romanian folk and Gypsy music with Monooka’s Caravan, Turkish Tango with Eylem Korkmaz, and also performed with La Tipica Contemporary Flamenco Company, Nitin Sawnhey and Talvin Singh, as well as Greek, Armenian, Kurdish, Alevi and Persian traditional music in various groups including the Nihavent Classical Turkish Ensemble.

Everything you need to know about Meg's performance with the Kosmos Ensemble at Parbold Village Hall on Saturday 2nd November, 7.45pm can be found here:
https://www.parboldmusic.org/event/kosmos-ensemble/

28/10/2024

Player Profile for our next concert!
Miloš Milivojević – Accordionist with the Kosmos Ensemble

“A hurricane of imaginative invention” Hilary Finch, The Times

This coming Saturday (2nd) we welcome exciting pioneers of classical and world music, the Kosmos Ensemble to Parbold Village Hall.

Miloš Milivojević is the Ensemble’s accordionist, a celebrated soloist and multi-award winning musician. Miloš was born in Serbia, and his many prizes include international competitions in Germany, France, Italy and Denmark as well as prestigious awards at London’s Royal Academy of Music including being made ‘Associate of the Royal Academy of Music’ for his services to music.

His performances as a soloist, chamber music and concerto performer have taken him around the world to countries including Serbia, Montenegro, Russia, Slovenia, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Iceland and Australia. He has premiered works by composers including Anthony Gilbert, Elena Firsova and Stephane Altier, and also gave the UK premiere of Sequenza No.13 by Luciano Berio.

You may have heard Miloš in interviews and broadcasts on BBC Radio 2 on Friday Night is Music Night; on BBC Radio 3 on many programmes including In Tune; on BBC Radio 4, Classic FM, ABC and Serbian national radio and television networks. He has recently recorded his solo debut album on the Nimbus label.

You can listen to his beautiful rendition of The Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel here:
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=RzH5jdkBmSA

Everything you need to know about his performance at Parbold Village Hall on Saturday 2nd November, 7.45pm can be found here:
https://www.parboldmusic.org/event/kosmos-ensemble/

27/10/2024

Player Profile
Harriet Mackenzie, violinist with the Kosmos Ensemble

Next Saturday we welcome exciting pioneers of classical and world music, the Kosmos Ensemble to Parbold Village Hall.

“Searing Intensity ... A performance full of panache .... captivating” - The Strad
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Harriet Mackenzie is an internationally renowned concerto soloist and the Kosmos Ensemble’s violinist. You will have heard Harriet perform in Parbold before if you came to our amazing Classico Latino evening last season.

Harriet has made many recordings with orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic, Orchestra Nova and the English Symphony Orchestra. These have all received international acclaim, including Five Stars in The Times, ‘Editor’s Choice’ in Gramophone Magazine, and a nomination for 'Recording of The Year' in Music Web International. Her CDs frequently top the recordings of the year lists: her recording of the Wall of Water violin concerto was chosen by Guy Rickards as one of his top three recordings of 2015 in Gramophone Magazine, and her recording of Christopher Gunning's concerto was chosen by Norman Lebrecht as one of his top recordings of 2016.

Harriet is an ambassador for contemporary music and enjoys creating a legacy with new works. She has performed many world premieres with music specifically written for her, including violin concertos by Robert Fokkens, Graham Coatman, Deborah Prichard and Julian Joseph. She has performed in prestigious venues such as the Concertgebouw, Wigmore Hall, Budapest Marble Hall, Purcell Room, Bridgewater Hall, and Kyiv Hall of Marble Columns.

She is also fascinated by world music styles, and composes and improvises in many different styles. Harriet was recognised for her outstanding contribution to music and made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in 2015.

Everything you need to know about Harriet’s performance with the Kosmos Ensemble at Parbold Village Hall on Saturday 2nd November, 7.45pm can be found here:
https://www.parboldmusic.org/event/kosmos-ensemble/

18/10/2024

“I defy you not to be mesmerised” - such powerful praise from Chief Music Critic of The Times for the Kosmos Ensemble who perform in Parbold on Saturday 2nd November, 7.45pm.

We can’t wait to hear them in the Auditorium of Parbold Village Hall as they bring their groundbreaking blend of classical and world music to Lancashire. You can book your tickets and find out more here:
https://www.parboldmusic.org/event/kosmos-ensemble/

"... telepathic rapport, dazzling virtuosity, serious scholarship, intellectual curiosity and impeccable musicianship. I defy you not to be mesmerised.”
Richard Morrison, Chief Music Critic, The Times

Kosmos Ensemble is amassing a fantastic reputation for delighting both audiences and critics, redefining the relationship between classical and world music through its groundbreaking

15/10/2024

We had another spectacular evening of music on Saturday in Parbold - thank you Anna Tsybuleva for such a dazzling performance!

We're looking forward to our next evening on Saturday 2nd November which features the truly exceptional Kosmos Ensemble. Join us to hear their unique blend of classical and world music at the Auditorium in Parbold.

Kosmos Ensemble is amassing a fantastic reputation for delighting both audiences and critics, redefining the relationship between classical and world music through its groundbreaking

11/10/2024

There’s still time to get tickets for our evening of music by Rachmaninoff and Debussy on Saturday, performed by pianist Anna Tsybuleva.

If you haven’t been before, this really is a wonderful opportunity to hear a world-class musician perform up close on a really fantastic Steinway grand piano - the envy of concert halls around the country.

Visit our website to find out all you need to know
www.parboldmusic.org/

07/10/2024

Planning your weekend? Have a look at this video for a flavour of the beautiful music Anna Tsybuleva will be performing here in Parbold on Saturday evening.

Tickets available from our shiny new website!
https://www.parboldmusic.org/

https://youtu.be/n4z88lzona4

Anna Tsybuleva introduces "Complete Debussy Préludes: The Visual Album"WATCH THE COMPLETE PRÉLUDES HERE:https://youtu.be/JiYNcAb8-WY_______________Video © Kn...

07/10/2024

Anna Tsybuleva's recital in Parbold is this Saturday! Don't miss your chance to hear her perform Preludes by Rachmaninoff and Debussy live in our Auditorium - visit www.parboldmusic.org to book or call us on 07768 799821.

04/10/2024

Exciting news! We have just gone live with our brand new website!

www.parboldmusic.org

We have a bright new look to our site, and the design makes it really easy for you to find your way around and book your tickets. It’s packed with information about all of our events, so you can browse through and select the concerts you’d like to come to.

You can book your tickets by visiting each event page, and as before, use PayPal to purchase them.

We’d love to hear what you think - and do remember that our concerts often sell out, so don’t leave it too long if you are interested in any of them.

Many, many thanks to designers Darren John Kierman and Paul Smith www.facebook.com/paulsmithdesigns

Live Music at the Weekends

25/09/2024

25/09/2024

We have a new box office number for you to add to your contacts - 07768 799821. If you reach the answerphone do leave us a message - we will always call you back.